The Sierra Leone Football Association is the governing body of

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. It was founded in 1960 (current association), and affiliated to

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the same year. It organizes and runs the national leagues, including the

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, and the national football teams, including the under-17, under-20, under-23, and the senior

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. The Sierra Leone Football Association is formed of elected executive

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members, led by a president, who is currently

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, who was elected in August 2013.

Executive committee members

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, president * Brima Mazola Kamara, vice president * Mohamed Alie Kargbo, vice president * Alhaji Nasiru-Deen, executive member * Alie Badara Tarawallie, executive member

References

External links

Official site

Football Sierra Leone

at the FIFA website
Sierra Leone
at CAF Online * https://web.archive.org/web/20130821103939/http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/59682

Football in Sierra Leone

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